Carl Allen

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Revisado: 04-03-24

It didn't hold my attention. I really wanted to like it since I was in Bisbee when I listened to it. I might try the hardcover version to give it another shot.

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Amazing Man; Amazing Book

Revisado: 02-21-24

I'm a white man who was born in Americus GA in the 60s. This was exactly when Mr Rembert was experiencing some of the worst violence. Americus is about 40 miles from Cuthbert. Americus is a small town, but Cuthbert is tiny.

Everything mentioned in this book is 100% true. This was the Americus I grew up in. I remember the cross burnings, violence, and hatred all too well. In fact, it wasn't until 2000 when I returned home for my mother's funeral, that I had eaten at an integrated restaurant in Americus.

The hatred, prejudice, and bigotry was the very reason I left Americus. It's still there today, just a little more subtle. In 2022 when visiting family, I had to confront the manager at one of the local chain restaurants because my waitress made a disparaging remark about a table of black women she was serving. The exact same day I had to correct my brother's niece-by-marriage when she made a disparaging comment about the black family who lived across the street.

What a privilege it was to listen to Mr Rembert's story. I wish I had known him. The fact that he has put down some of the most important events of his life on leather and in this book makes all of us better people. I can't imagine just how difficult it must have been reliving them, much less, experiencing them for the first time.

This book should be required reading for every high school student in America. It angers me when people say, "Why are you bringing up that ancient history?" I think from now on the answer should be 1) so we can educate people, 2) so we let perpetrators of hate, violence, and bigotry know that their actions will not go unchallenged or unexposed, all the while looking them directly in the eye because they are likely one of the perpetrators.

Thank you Winfred & Patsy Rembert

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Amazing Story and Young Man

Revisado: 10-18-22

I'd never heard of Colton Haynes until I listened to this book. At 58 I'm not really his expected audience, but the story is gripping, well written and well told. I don't care much about the modeling or acting industries, other than being a typical consumer of their products, but I very much care about Colton's story.

Thank you for bearing yourself. You are courageous, strong, and beautiful. Your story as well as stories by others who have struggled with abuse, neglect, and addiction need to be told. There are many aspects of your story that I identified with. Perhaps your story will help others love themselves and help them become the person they want to be.

I am so glad you are in recovery and look forward to hearing about the next chapters in your life.

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Wow!

Revisado: 10-14-22

What a great book, story, and performance. Steven King is a story teller extraordinaire and Seth Numrich is equally a great narrator.

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We're Not 3rd Graders

Revisado: 06-20-22

Every sentence ends with ", Holloway said." Or ", she said." I've counted more than twenty consecutive sentences that end that way. Will Wheaton does a good job, but how many times do I have to listen to ", Holloway said." I want my money back!

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Great Listen

Revisado: 03-29-22

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this book. Now I'd love to visit Norway and learn a little bit about the Sami culture. Also want to try reindeer.

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Wrong Narrator

Revisado: 02-27-21

I wanted so much to like or even finish this book but the ridiculous narration is so distracting. The narrator is talented but her attempt at the various accents in this book is terrible. She is simply the wrong narrator for this book.

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Disappointed

Revisado: 11-14-20

Great, if your 10. Was looking for something with better a little depth to the story and performance.

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Wow. Very Powerful and Emotional

Revisado: 09-21-20

Luke Daniels is one of my absolute favorite Audible performers. I have dozens of books he has read and loved them all. But this one is altogether different. It's the true story of two incredible people, Luke and his son Finnigan. It's full of real events, love, honesty, and heartbreak but especially love. I had no idea that Luke had had a child with such difficult health issues. I've given most of the books Luke has performed 5 stars. Five stars for this one isn't nearly enough. 100 out of 100 is more like it. Thank you so much for introducing me to Finnigan.

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Didn't hold me

Revisado: 07-09-20

Just couldn't finish this one. Narrator doesn't pronounce locales properly. Story was too slow also.

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